Rio Tinto, a global leader within the aluminium sector, won two awards at the seventh annual S&P Global Platts Global Metals Awards. Rio Tinto was named in both ‘Metals Company of the Year’ and ‘Industry Leadership Award – Nonferrous’.
2019 Global Metals Awards held at a black-tie gala in London on May 16, 2019. The event -- hosted by S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of information, analytics and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets -- was emceed by CNBC's Julianna Tatelbaum and attended by nearly 200 industry executives.
The Global Metals Awards' independent judging panel lauded Rio’s forward-looking approach to the production of aluminium on a sustainable footing, while delivering strong financial performance in a year of international trade uncertainty.
Martin Fraenkel, President of S&P Global Platts said: "We congratulate Rio Tinto Aluminium on this impressive win and its brave leadership and innovation to produce aluminium in a sustainable way," said "Each of this year's winners and finalists deserves praise for their contributions to helping the metals industry become more efficient and innovative."
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